Clam AntiVirus: Signature Tool 1.5.2 By The ClamAV Team: https://www.clamav.net/about.html#credits (C) 2025 Cisco Systems, Inc. sigtool [options] --help -h Show this help --version -V Print version number and exit --quiet Be quiet, output only error messages --debug Enable debug messages --stdout Write to stdout instead of stderr. Does not affect 'debug' messages. --tempdir=DIRECTORY Create temporary files in DIRECTORY --leave-temps[=yes/no(*)] Do not remove temporary files --datadir=DIR Use DIR as default database directory Commands for working with signatures: --list-sigs[=FILE] -l[FILE] List signature names --find-sigs=REGEX -fREGEX Find signatures matching REGEX --decode-sigs Decode signatures from stdin --test-sigs=DATABASE TARGET_FILE Test signatures from DATABASE against TARGET_FILE Commands to generate signatures: --md5 [FILES] Generate MD5 hash from stdin or MD5 sigs for FILES --sha1 [FILES] Generate SHA1 hash from stdin or SHA1 sigs for FILES --sha2-256 [FILES] Generate SHA2-256 hash from stdin or SHA2-256 sigs for FILES --mdb [FILES] Generate .mdb (section hash) sigs --imp [FILES] Generate .imp (import table hash) sigs --fuzzy-img FILE(S) Generate image fuzzy hash for each file Commands to normalize files, so you can write more generic signatures: --html-normalise=FILE Create normalised parts of HTML file --ascii-normalise=FILE Create normalised text file from ascii source --utf16-decode=FILE Decode UTF16 encoded files Assorted commands to aid file analysis: --vba=FILE Extract VBA/Word6 macro code --vba-hex=FILE Extract Word6 macro code with hex values --print-certs=FILE Print Authenticode details from a PE --hex-dump Convert data from stdin to a hex string and print it on stdout Commands for working with CVD signature database archives: --info=FILE -i FILE Print CVD database archive information --build=NAME [cvd] -b NAME Build a CVD file. The following options augment --build. --max-bad-sigs=NUMBER Maximum number of mismatched signatures When building a CVD. Default: 3000 --flevel=FLEVEL Specify a custom flevel. Default: 232 --cvd-version=NUMBER Specify the version number to use for the build. Default is to use the value+1 from the current CVD in --datadir. If no datafile is found the default behaviour is to prompt for a version number, this switch will prevent the prompt. NOTE: If a CVD is found in the --datadir its version+1 is used and this value is ignored. --no-cdiff Don't generate .cdiff file. If not specified, --build will try to create a cdiff by comparing with the current CVD in --datadir If no datafile is found the default behaviour is to skip making a CDIFF. --hybrid Create a hybrid (standard and bytecode) database file --unsigned Create unsigned database file (.cud) --server=ADDR ClamAV Signing Service address --unpack=FILE -u FILE Unpack a CVD/CLD file --unpack-current=SHORTNAME Unpack local CVD/CLD into cwd --fips-limits Enforce FIPS-like limits on using hash algorithms for cryptographic purposes. Will disable MD5 & SHA1 FP sigs and will require '.sign' files to verify CVD authenticity. Commands for working with CDIFF patch files: --diff=OLD NEW -d OLD NEW Create diff for OLD and NEW CVDs --compare=OLD NEW -c OLD NEW Show diff between OLD and NEW files in cdiff format --run-cdiff=FILE -r FILE Execute update script FILE in cwd --verify-cdiff=DIFF CVD/CLD Verify DIFF against CVD/CLD Commands creating and verifying .sign detached digital signatures: --sign FILE Sign a file. The resulting .sign file name will be in the form: dbname-version.cvd.sign or FILE.sign for non-CVD targets. It will be created next to the target file. If a .sign file already exists, then the new signature will be appended to file. --key /path/to/private.key Specify a signing key. --cert /path/to/private.key Specify a signing cert. May be used more than once to add intermediate and root certificates. --append Use to add a signature line to an existing .sign file. Otherwise an existing .sign file will be overwritten. --verify FILE Find and verify a detached digital signature for the given file. The digital signature file name must be in the form: dbname-version.cvd.sign or FILE.sign for non-CVD targets. It must be found next to the target file. --cvdcertsdir DIRECTORY Specify a directory containing the root CA cert needed to verify the signature. If not provided, then sigtool will look in the default directory.n Environment Variables: SIGNDUSER The username to authenticate with the signing server when building a signed CVD database. SIGNDPASS The password to authenticate with the signing server when building a signed CVD database. CVD_CERTS_DIR Specify a directory containing the root CA cert needed to verify detached CVD digital signatures. If not provided, then sigtool will look in the default directory.